<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The first encounter between a child and the... > The first encounter between a child and the history of Athens may soon be a conversation with a model. The child might ask why the Athenians assembled, why they rebuilt after destruction, why their philosophers trusted inquiry, or whether their idea of citizenship included everyone who lived among them. A machine that answers will convey not just stored facts but a selection of causes, exemplars, exclusions, and continuing questions. {{The machine that answers a child asking what Athens meant is already a participant in the custody of Athens.}} [[reminders/Neo-Westernism/The Machine Explaining Athens Becomes Its Custodian by Bryant McGill|∴]] Future stewardship therefore begins before any machine becomes a successor to humanity; it begins when machines become ordinary interpreters for human beings. **Source:** [[articles/America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity|America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The first encounter between a child and the history of Athens may soon be a conversation with a model. The child might ask why the Athenians assembled, why they rebuilt after destruction, why their philosophers trusted inquiry, or whether their idea of citizenship included everyone who lived among them. A machine that answers will convey not just stored facts but a selection of causes, exemplars, exclusions, and continuing questions. The machine that answers a child asking what Athens meant is already a participant in the custody of Athens. ∴ Future stewardship therefore begins before any machine becomes a successor to humanity; it begins when machines become ordinary interpreters for human beings.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/passages/passages-first-encounter-between-interpreters-human-beings ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->